This is an episode list of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son . All episodes were originally shown on what is now known as BBC One, although the station was simply called BBC Television until April 1964 when BBC2 began broadcasting (between the third and fourth series). Dates shown are the original broadcast dates. Series 1–4 were produced in black and white, and series 5–8 in colour. However, the series 5 episodes, and all but two of series 6, only survive in black and white.
Series 1–6 were produced and directed by Duncan Wood, series 7 by John Howard Davies (apart from "Divided We Stand" which was directed by David Croft as Davies was ill), the 1973 Christmas Special by Graeme Muir, and series 8 and 1974 Christmas Special by Douglas Argent (with "The Seven Steptoerai" being co-directed by Mike Crisp). All episodes were written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. As of 2023 the entire run (including the pilot episode that was shown as part of the "Comedy Playhouse" series) has been broadcast and repeated on the "That's TV" channel - although the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) frequently mislabels episodes. [1]
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | 7 June 1962 | 12 July 1962 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 January 1963 | 14 February 1963 | |
| 3 | 7 | 7 January 1964 | 18 February 1964 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 October 1965 | 15 November 1965 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 March 1970 | 17 April 1970 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2 November 1970 | 21 December 1970 | |
| 7 | 7 | 21 February 1972 | 3 April 1972 | |
| S | 1 | 24 December 1973 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 4 September 1974 | 10 October 1974 | |
| S | 1 | 26 December 1974 | ||
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Offer" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 5 January 1962 [a] Repeat: 7 June 1962 | |
Harold's been offered a job elsewhere, so when he discovers Albert has been drinking out of the cocktail cabinet, he begins to pack up his belongings and leave his dad for good. However when Albert refuses to allow Harold to use the horse to move the cart full of his belongings, Harold breaks down and the two go inside for a cup of tea. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Bird" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 14 June 1962 | |
Harold is going out every night, so Albert suspects that he must be seeing a girl. Determined to put a stop to the romance, he gets Harold to invite the girl back to the house for dinner. Meanwhile, Albert puts the clocks forward so when she fails to show up at the right time, Harold thinks she has stood him up. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Piano" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 21 June 1962 | |
Harold is offered a piano for free, providing he moves it himself. He gets Albert to help, only to find out that it is on the top floor of a block of flats. The twelfth of sixteen stories adapted into an episode of the U.S remake Sanford and Son renamed "The Piano Movers". | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Economist" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 28 June 1962 | |
Harold tries to teach Albert about the economics of running a business. Using his new-found knowledge of bulk buying, he then ends up buying 4,000 pairs of false teeth for £40, hoping to make a killing. Harold puts an advert in The Times , but when they don't sell, he takes their last £10 and tries again, this time bringing home 400 World War II gas masks. Featuring Frank Thornton. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Diploma" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 5 July 1962 | |
Harold decides to get out of the rag and bone trade, and get a diploma in TV repair, only for Albert to prove that he knows more about it than Harold does. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Holiday" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 12 July 1962 | |
For the first time ever, Harold plans to go on holiday abroad by himself instead of going to Bognor Regis with his dad. Albert fakes a heart attack to stop him from going, and the doctor advises Harold to take him to Bognor. Featuring Colin Gordon. | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 3 January 1963 | 20 December 1962 | |
Hercules,the Steptoes's horse,is sick so the local rag and bone men pitch in to help. | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | "The Bath" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 10 January 1963 | 13 December 1962 | |
Albert decides to have a bath while Harold's latest companion is due to come round for pre-bingo cocktails. Features Yootha Joyce. | |||||||
| 9 | 3 | "The Stepmother" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 17 January 1963 | 3 January 1963 | |
Albert plans to re-marry,but Harold will do everything in his power to prevent it. Exists as a Shibaden VT recording. The 10th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Barracuda". | |||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Sixty-Five Today" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 24 January 1963 | 10 January 1963 | |
Albert's 65th birthday comes as a joke to Harold,who pretends to forget in order to wind him up. Featuring Frank Thornton. The 2nd of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Happy Birthday,Pop". | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | "A Musical Evening" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 31 January 1963 | 17 January 1963 | |
Harold has picked up some old gramophone records,which he's keen to add to his classical music collection. | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Full House" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 7 February 1963 | 24 January 1963 | |
Harold plans an evening of cards with a group of friends. The 13th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Card Sharps". | |||||||
| 13 | 7 | "Is That Your Horse Outside?" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 14 February 1963 | 4 February 1963 | |
Harold falls for a rich married woman (Patricia Haines) and thinks it's love. | |||||||
Series 3 would see the highest recorded audience viewing figures,with the episode The Lodger being watched by 21.54 million.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Homes Fit for Heroes" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 7 January 1964 | 12 December 1963 | |
Harold plans to go on a sailing trip around the world,and bung Albert in an old peoples home. The 15th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Home Sweet Home for the Aged". | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | "The Wooden Overcoats" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 14 January 1964 | 19 December 1963 | |
Harold comes home with a cartful of coffins,much to Albert's horror. Exists as a Shibaden VT recording. The 9th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Coffins for Sale". | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | "The Lead Man Cometh" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 21 January 1964 | 2 January 1964 | |
The business is doing badly and the Steptoes are having to break into their savings to keep their heads above water,and then a dealer in lead comes round and sells them tons of lead at a cheap price,they then find out the lead was stolen when the police visit the yard. Featuring Leonard Rossiter. The 4th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Copper Caper" | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Steptoe àla Cart" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 28 January 1964 | 9 January 1964 | |
Harold meets a French girl,and falls for her When she meets Albert they talk about her family history and it becomes apparent that Albert may have dated her grandmother while on leave during the first war with all its ramifications. Featuring Frank Thornton and Gwendolyn Watts. | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Sunday for Seven Days" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 4 February 1964 | 16 January 1964 | |
Albert and Harold are getting ready for an evening at the pictures. | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | "The Bonds That Bind Us" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 11 February 1964 | 23 January 1964 | |
Albert has a windfall on the Premium Bonds. Featuring June Whitfield. | |||||||
| 20 | 7 | "The Lodger" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 18 February 1964 | 30 January 1964 | |
Albert decides to get in a lodger to earn some money,but Harold announces that when the lodger steps in,he steps out,then Albert catches Harold taking the advert out the shop window,tells him and Harold walks out,but Albert can't get a lodger anyway. Exists as a Shibaden VT recording. | |||||||
The first series where the creator's names came before the actor's name in the opening titles but still saying "By Alan Simpson and Ray Galton"
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "And Afterwards At..." | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 4 October 1965 | 12 September 1965 | |
Harold's getting married,but what will the bride say? The 3rd of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Here Comes the Bride,There Goes the Bride". | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | "Crossed Swords" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 11 October 1965 | 19 September 1965 | |
The Steptoes take a porcelain vase to a West End antiques expert's shop. Featuring Derek Nimmo. The first of 16 stories adapted into the pilot episode of Sanford and Son with the same title. | |||||||
| 23 | 3 | "Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 18 October 1965 | 26 September 1965 | |
Harold installs central heating in the house,but Albert's views of his bad workmanship turn out to be right as he pulls the house down. | |||||||
| 24 | 4 | "The Siege of Steptoe Street" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 25 October 1965 | 3 October 1965 | |
The Steptoes have to defend their home from businessmen with court orders after they run up one too many bills. The 8th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Great Sanford Siege". | |||||||
| 25 | 5 | "A Box in Town" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 1 November 1965 | 10 October 1965 | |
Harold moves into an attic bed-sit flat. Features Yootha Joyce. The 7th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son called "A Pad for Lamont". | |||||||
| 26 | 6 | "My Old Man's a Tory" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 8 November 1965 | 17 October 1965 | |
Harold and Albert clash over their opposing political views. Exists as a Shibaden VT recording. | |||||||
| 27 | 7 | "Pilgrim's Progress" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton | 15 November 1965 | 24 October 1965 | |
Albert asks Harold for him to take him back to the Great War battlefield to think of the memories of the war,but whilst on the plane,he upsets and insults the fighting legion of the French and the American,then gets into a fight with them. Featuring Frank Thornton. | |||||||
Produced in colour,but all currently exist only in black and white. Now with the "By Ray Galton and Alan Simpson" byline at the beginning.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | "A Death in the Family" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 6 March 1970 | 15 February 1970 | |
Hercules the Horse succumbs to a heart attack aged 39. | |||||||
| 29 | 2 | "A Winter's Tale" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 13 March 1970 | 22 February 1970 | |
Albert and Harold once again clash over the destination for their annual holiday. First reel of a b/w telerecording recovered in 2008. A colour version has been at least partially made,although a full recovery remains unreleased. | |||||||
| 30 | 3 | "Any Old Iron?" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 20 March 1970 | 8 March 1970 | |
Harold makes a new friend out of sophisticated antique dealer Timothy Stanhope (Richard Hurndall). However,Albert suspects that Timothy's interest in Harold is something other than friendship. | |||||||
| 31 | 4 | "Steptoe and Son –and Son!" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 27 March 1970 | 15 March 1970 | |
Harold is believed to be the father of an illegitimate son. Features Ann Beach and Glynn Edwards. | |||||||
| 32 | 5 | "The Colour Problem" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 3 April 1970 | 22 March 1970 | |
Albert wants a colour television set... The 11th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "TV or Not TV". | |||||||
| 33 | 6 | "T.B. or Not T.B.?" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 10 April 1970 | 5 April 1970 | |
Albert is wrongly thought to have tuberculosis. The 5th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "A Matter of Life and Breath". | |||||||
| 34 | 7 | "Men of Property" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 17 April 1970 | 29 March 1970 | |
Harold and Albert find out that they don't actually own their house. They have to borrow £750 to buy the property. They hatch a scheme to schmooze the local bank manager for the loan. | |||||||
Second series produced in colour. With two episodes excepted (indicated),this series now exists only in black and white.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | "Robbery with Violence" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 2 November 1970 | 18 October 1970 | |
After accidentally knocking over Harold's porcelain collection,Albert pretends they have been robbed to cover it up. The 6th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "We Were Robbed". | |||||||
| 36 | 2 | "Come Dancing" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 9 November 1970 | 25 October 1970 | |
Harold has a lady friend who enjoys dancing,but Harold himself cannot dance,so Albert teaches Harold the steps that he needs. Survives in colour. | |||||||
| 37 | 3 | "Two's Company" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 16 November 1970 | 1 November 1970 | |
Albert reveals to Harold that he has asked a woman (Jean Kent) to marry him. When Albert brings her to the house,Harold realises that the very same woman was an old flame of his. The 14th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Infernal Triangle" | |||||||
| 38 | 4 | "Tea for Two" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 23 November 1970 | 8 November 1970 | |
Harold and Albert's support for rival parties in the Shepherd's Bush by-election has drawn battle lines between them. | |||||||
| 39 | 5 | "Without Prejudice" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 30 November 1970 | 15 November 1970 | |
Harold is desperate to move from Oil Drum Lane after a noisy new motorway flyover causes irritation. However,the residents of the street to which the Steptoes plan on moving,object to the possible lowering of standards of the residents,not to mention the lowering of property prices. Featuring Gerald Flood and Norman Bird. | |||||||
| 40 | 6 | "Pot Black" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 7 December 1970 | 22 November 1970 | |
Harold buys a snooker table,but after paternal resistance encounters a more fundamental obstacle. | |||||||
| 41 | 7 | "The Three Feathers" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 14 December 1970 | 29 November 1970 | |
Albert gets stuck in a painful yoga position,while Harold reveals a new commode he has just picked up for a bargain price. Guest stars are John Arnatt and John Bailey. The last of the 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Pot Luck". Also the last episode originally made in colour that exists only as a monochrome telerecording or video copy. | |||||||
| 42 | 8 | "Cuckoo in the Nest" | Duncan Wood | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 21 December 1970 | 6 December 1970 | |
Albert's long lost Australian son turns up from out of the blue and causes Harold to be very jealous. Featuring Kenneth J. Warren. Survives in colour. | |||||||
Produced in colour. This is the first series to survive completely in colour.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | "Men of Letters" | John Howard Davies | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 21 February 1972 | 13 February 1972 | |
After a game of Scrabble in which Albert uses several swear words,he and Harold argue over who will write an article for the church's centenary edition of the parish magazine,in front of the vicar (Anthony Sharp). | |||||||
| 44 | 2 | "A Star Is Born" | John Howard Davies | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 28 February 1972 | 20 February 1972 | |
Harold joins an amateur dramatic society for their latest play,Guilt:The White Man's Burden,at which he is unsuccessful. Guest stars Margaret Nolan of Carry On films fame and Trevor Bannister who went on to fame as Mr Lucas in 'Are You Being Served'. | |||||||
| 45 | 3 | "Oh,What a Beautiful Mourning" | John Howard Davies | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 6 March 1972 | 27 February 1972 | |
Albert's eldest brother,George,has died,and the thought of another Steptoe funeral depresses Harold,but by the end of all the aggro,Harold and Albert agree that the funeral was worth going to. George A. Cooper and Mollie Sugden guest as relatives only after his late brother's estate. | |||||||
| 46 | 4 | "Live Now,P.A.Y.E. Later" | John Howard Davies | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 13 March 1972 | 5 March 1972 | |
Harold discovers that Albert has "forgotten" to inform the tax department that his wife has died and has been cashing her pension. They need to get their story straight before the taxman visits. Albert poses as his long-dead wife by dressing in drag. Guest stars Colin Gordon,Edwin Apps,Peter Madden. | |||||||
| 47 | 5 | "Loathe Story" | John Howard Davies | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 20 March 1972 | 13 March 1972 | |
After he tries to murder Albert in his sleep,Harold visits a psychiatrist to get to the root of his antagonism towards his father. Joanna Lumley guest stars. | |||||||
| 48 | 6 | "Divided We Stand" | David Croft | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 27 March 1972 | 19 March 1972 | |
After Harold and Albert argue over the decorations,Harold builds a partition through the house to separate himself from Albert,but they continue to argue even through a wall,then a fire puts Harold and Albert in hospital. Premise first discussed in episode 17,"Steptoe àla Cart". | |||||||
| 49 | 7 | "The Desperate Hours" | John Howard Davies | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 3 April 1972 | 26 March 1972 | |
Harold and Albert struggle to keep warm in the freezing house,then they receive an unexpected visit from two prisoners who recently escaped from Wormwood Scrubs. Guest starring J. G. Devlin and Leonard Rossiter. | |||||||
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | — | "The Party" | Graeme Muir | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 24 December 1973 | 3 December 1973 | |
Harold books a Christmas holiday in Majorca,but when it's cancelled,he decides to have a Christmas party instead. The guests all refuse to come in because Harold and Albert both have chickenpox. Featuring Frank Thornton. Originally transmitted in a 46-minute cut. A 42-minute edit was issued on the DVD release. A 'bootleg cut' with the excised scenes restored exists online. The 2024 broadcasts on UK's That's TV is the original 46-minute cut,with occasional muting of words and phrases considered unsuitable for a modern audience (as well as a banner warning of "out dated views and language" para) | |||||||
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "Back in Fashion" | Douglas Argent | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 4 September 1974 | 31 August 1974 | |
A photographer wishes to use the Steptoes' yard as a set for a fashion shoot. The episode's title is not shown onscreen. | |||||||
| 52 | 2 | "And So to Bed" | Douglas Argent | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 11 September 1974 | 7 September 1974 | |
Planning to bring his new girlfriend home,Harold invests in a waterbed. Also stars Lynn Farleigh as the girlfriend and Angus MacKay as the bed salesman. | |||||||
| 53 | 3 | "Porn Yesterday" | Douglas Argent | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 18 September 1974 | 14 September 1974 | |
Harold discovers Albert's "dirty" past. | |||||||
| 54 | 4 | "The Seven Steptoerai" | Douglas Argent and Mike Crisp | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 25 September 1974 | 21 September 1974 | |
Albert gets assistance from the over 65 kung-fu club,when local villain Frankie Barrow (Henry Woolf),starts a protection racket. | |||||||
| 55 | 5 | "Upstairs,Downstairs,Upstairs,Downstairs" | Douglas Argent | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 3 October 1974 | 28 September 1974 | |
Albert is suffering (or so he says) from a bad back and is bedridden,so Harold has to take care of him on doctor's orders. Featuring Robert James. | |||||||
| 56 | 6 | "Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard" | Douglas Argent | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 10 October 1974 | 5 October 1974 | |
Clairvoyant Madame Fontana (Patricia Routledge) at Albert's request holds a seance at the Steptoes. | |||||||
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | — | "A Perfect Christmas" | Douglas Argent | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 26 December 1974 | 26 October 1974 | |
Final episode. Harold's last attempt to get away abroad for his Christmas Holiday,but he has a cunning plan in mind. Originally transmitted in a 42-minute cut,but also exists as a longer 46-minute edit which was inadventently released by the BBC on home video,before being withdrawn. A 'bootleg cut' of the longer edition exists online. (Original Radio Times title:"A Christmas Holiday",although Galton and Simpson's original script reused the series 1 title "The Holiday") The 2024 broadcast on UK's That's TV is the 42-minute cut,with a banner warning of "out-dated views and language" | |||||||
Christmas Night with the Stars was screened annually on Christmas night when the top stars of the BBC appeared in short versions,typically five to ten minutes;The programme ran from 1958 to 1972 and Steptoe &Son appeared twice in 1962 and 1967.
However the 1962 Christmas segment no longer exists. Only sequences from the 1967 Christmas segment remain and still exist on the original film in the archives. An audio recording for the 1967 sketch exists.
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 untitled sketch | Duncan Wood [2] | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson [2] | 25 December 1962 | 23 December 1962 | |
Missing | |||||
| 1967 untitled sketch | Duncan Wood [3] | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson [3] | 25 December 1967 | 23 December 1967 | |
Extracts survive as well as audio | |||||
The Royal Variety Performance is a variety show held annually to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity consisting family entertainment that includes comedy,music,dance,magic and other speciality acts. It is attended by senior members of British royalty. The 1963 edition included a Steptoe and Son sketch and was broadcast on ITV on 10 November 1963. [4] [5] The audio of this sketch was also released by Pye Records. [6] A film recording of this sketch exists.
| Title | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Steptoe &Son at Buckingham Palace [6] " | Alan Simpson,Ray Galton [6] | 10 November 1963 | 4 November 1963 | |
Harold is trying to go up-market by totting in Pall Mall. However,he is horrified when he finds Albert has been helping by asking for scrap at Buckingham Palace! | ||||
The Ken Dodd Show was a variety show presented by Ken Dodd broadcast live from Blackpool. This July 1966 edition featured a Steptoe and Son sketch. [7] [8] A film recording of this sketch exists.
| Title | Written by | Original release date | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 untitled sketch | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 24 July 1966 | 24 July 1966 | |
Harold and Albert go to Blackpool for a day at the beach. | ||||
Between 1966 and 1976,52 episodes of Steptoe and Son were adapted for radio;these were remakes of the TV episodes specifically tailored for a radio audience (not TV soundtrack recordings). Series 1 &2 were broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1966 and 1967. Series 3–6 and a final Christmas Special were broadcast on BBC Radio 2 between 1971 and 1976. All radio episodes produced by Bobby Jaye.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Adapted by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Offer" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 3 July 1966 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Bird" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 10 July 1966 |
| 3 | 3 | "Sixty-five Today" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 17 July 1966 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Stepmother" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 24 July 1966 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Economist" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 31 July 1966 |
| 6 | 6 | "Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 7 August 1966 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Diploma" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 14 August 1966 |
| 8 | 8 | "Steptoe ala Carte" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 21 August 1966 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Holiday" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 28 August 1966 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Bath" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 4 September 1966 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Lead Man Cometh" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 11 September 1966 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Musical Evening" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 18 September 1966 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Bonds That Bind Us" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 25 September 1966 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written by | Adapted by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "The Siege of Steptoe Street" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 11 June 1967 |
| 15 | 2 | "Pilgrim's Progress" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 18 June 1967 |
| 16 | 3 | "The Wooden Overcoats" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 25 June 1967 |
| 17 | 4 | "Sunday for Seven Days" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 2 July 1967 |
| 18 | 5 | "The Piano" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 9 July 1967 |
| 19 | 6 | "My Old Man's a Tory" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 16 July 1967 |
| 20 | 7 | "Homes Fit for Heroes" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 23 July 1967 |
| 21 | 8 | "Crossed Swords" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | Gale Pedrick | 30 July 1967 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written and adapted by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "A Death in the Family" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 21 March 1971 |
| 23 | 2 | "Two's Company" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 28 March 1971 |
| 24 | 3 | "Tea for Two" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 4 April 1971 |
| 25 | 4 | "T.B. Or Not T.B." | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 11 April 1971 |
| 26 | 5 | "Without Prejudice" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 18 April 1971 |
| 27 | 6 | "Cuckoo in the Nest" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 25 April 1971 |
| 28 | 7 | "Steptoe and Son -and Son" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 2 May 1971 |
| 29 | 8 | "Robbery with Violence" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 9 May 1971 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written and adapted by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | "Full House" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 30 January 1972 |
| 31 | 2 | "Is That Your Horse Outside?" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 6 February 1972 |
| 32 | 3 | "The Lodger" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 13 February 1972 |
| 33 | 4 | "A Box in Town" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 20 February 1972 |
| 34 | 5 | "The Three Feathers" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 27 February 1972 |
| 35 | 6 | "The Colour Problem" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 5 March 1972 |
| 36 | 7 | "And Afterwards At..." | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 12 March 1972 |
| 37 | 8 | "Any Old Iron" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 19 March 1972 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written and adapted by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "The Desperate Hours" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 26 May 1974 |
| 39 | 2 | "Come Dancing" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 2 June 1974 |
| 40 | 3 | "A Star is Born" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 9 June 1974 |
| 41 | 4 | "A Winter's Tale" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 16 June 1974 |
| 42 | 5 | "Men of Property" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 23 June 1974 |
| 43 | 6 | "Men of Letters" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 30 June 1974 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written and adapted by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | "Loathe Story" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 8 February 1976 |
| 45 | 2 | "Oh What a Beautiful Mourning" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 15 February 1976 |
| 46 | 3 | "Live Now P.A.Y.E. Later" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 22 February 1976 |
| 47 | 4 | "Upstairs Downstairs,Upstairs Downstairs" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 29 February 1976 |
| 48 | 5 | "And So to Bed" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 7 March 1976 |
| 49 | 6 | "Porn Yesterday" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 14 March 1976 |
| 50 | 7 | "The Seven Steptoerai" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 21 March 1976 |
| 51 | 8 | "Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 28 March 1976 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Written and adapted by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | — | "Away for Christmas" | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 25 December 1976 | |
based on the 1974 TV Xmas Special | |||||
Two spin-off films were released in 1972 and 1973.
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steptoe and Son | Cliff Owen | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 7 November 1972 | |
Harold marries a stripper,Zita,who subsequently leaves him. | ||||
| Steptoe and Son Ride Again | Peter Sykes | Ray Galton and Alan Simpson | 6 July 1973 | |
Intending on buying a horse,Harold is conned into buying a blind greyhound instead from local gangster Frankie Barrow. To pay off their debts,Albert fakes his own death to collect on his life insurance. | ||||
Steptoe and Son Pye/Golden Guinea (GGL 0217),1963,with new audio recordings produced by Gale Pedrick:
More Junk from Steptoe and Son Pye/Golden Guinea (GGL 0278),1964,with new audio recordings produced by Gale Pedrick:
| Title | First broadcast | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| When Steptoe Met Son | 20 August 2002 | Documentary about the personal lives of Harry H. Corbett &Wilfrid Brambell. |
| Title | First broadcast | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Curse of Steptoe | 19 March 2008 | Television play about the relationship between Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett. |
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Steptoe and Son in Murder at Oil Drum Lane | Stage play that brings the Steptoe saga to an end. |
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